What color is #6A8986?

#6A8986 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8986?

The RGB value is 106, 137, 134: 106 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8986?

The complementary color is #896A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8986 color

#6A8986 rgb(106, 137, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8986 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (106, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#6A8986 color codes

HEX	`#6A8986`
RGB	`rgb(106, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, -11.57, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 11.74, 189.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.191, 22.676, 25.915)`
Decimal	`6982022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8986, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6A8986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6A8986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8986; }
.text { color: #6a8986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8986, #6a7c89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A8986?: #6A8986 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8986?: The RGB value is 106, 137, 134: 106 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8986?: The complementary color is #896A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.